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The 5% Club Celebrates its Armed Forces Special Interest Group (AFSIG) in Parliament, Calling for “Proof Not Promises” from UK Employers The 5% Club will host a landmark Parliamentary Reception at the House of Lords to formally launch its Armed...

Nearly one year on from the Ofqual confusion that resulted in thousands of A Levels students being awarded results by a mutant algorithm the lasting damage that has been done to the country’s education system continues to occupy everyone’s...

In September 2020, we joined Balfour Beatty as graduates, working across Finance, Procurement and Human Resources. As part of our graduate programme, we were given a project The Social Value Challenge. For this project we were tasked with creating...

Berthon has offered apprenticeships for more than a century and presently has 17.6% of its workforce is made up of young people learning a chosen trade. They are a valuable investment in the future of the maritime support industry and an...

The East of England Apprenticeship Ambassador Network has written an excellence guide, Apprentice Reboarding Post Covid-19: A Guide for Employers relating to support and guidance on reboarding apprentices. This has been written by...

As the nation begins to get back to work again, Curtis Painting Group is breaking new ground with its support for young people as a path to economic recovery. In its role as a member of The 5% Club, a growing movement of UK employers committed...

A RESTORATION project to save one of the region’s most important historic buildings from ruin has won a major national award for Curtis Painting Group. The industrial and commercial painting business has been named Supreme Winner of the...

Autumn Topping is a second-year degree apprentice in Warrington, United Kingdom as a technical sales engineer for Industrial Automation. Check out Autumn’s blog as she answers questions about why she chose to begin an apprenticeship at...

Recognising the benefits of achieving your DofE for personal and career development has seen several businesses in the UK integrating the DofE into their apprenticeship programmes. The DofE is supported by UK employers including Balfour Beatty,...